Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

Some prime ingredients don’t exactly add up to a tasty Singaporean dish, but thankfully there’s a lovely Japanese place nearby. SHOW NOTES Our next Patreon episode subject is viewable on YouTube: Truth in 24 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New...

A slow news week causes us to wax poetic about helicopters, orbs, and Fernando Alonso’s best buds. SHOW NOTES Autosport’s article about the camera helicopter (gimbal info) ALO hangin’ at Flavio’s Wikipedia page for Crashgate The Singapore Sling launching cars over the years Josef Newgarden’s IndyCar YouTube series Bus Bros The Vegas orb has a name, is real Support the show on Patreon and get all o...

With a gap between races we get calendar updates, an IndyCar season review, and dispatches from the trenches of Monza. SPOILERS for IndyCar from 43:17 to 47:12 SHOW NOTES Josef Newgarden’s Bus Bros The Las Vegas GP website featuring mysterious orb Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantas...

Spoilers for F2 and F3 from 1:13:28 to 1:16:06 SHOW NOTES Next week’s episode is all emails! Send them in here or to shiftf1podcast@gmail.com De Vries: how his race went and asking for help afterward Ferrari’s yellow race suits look swell Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi going off Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shif...

Tighten those seat belts, there’s one more race to go in this triple-header! SHOW NOTES Dude throwing a smoke flare on the track looks like he’s part of security? Formula 2’s restart didn’t go so cleanly (echos of the 2020 Tuscan GP) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with...

We’re sandwiched between two Verstappen home races. Will either of them cut the mustard? SHOW NOTES Our recap of Steve McQueen’s Le Mans is up now for Patrons! RIC’s heartfelt message about leaving McLaren Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New t...

We’re back and refreshed for Eau Rouge changes, driver market shenanigans, and confusion about NASCAR. SHOW NOTES ALB re-signs, parodying Piastri’s tweet VER takes a car up the new Eau Rouge Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out...

F1 sends us off into the summer break with an enjoyable race and even more enjoyable beef. SHOW NOTES VET names every former F1 champion Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices....

Cold water gets thrown on a hot battle as we return to the (final?) French GP. SHOW NOTES A longer explanation of the VSC issue HAMRUSSY Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode   Learn more about your ad choices...

We head to the land of baguettes and wine, but not before we dig in to some grade-A American beef. SHOW NOTES Alex Peroni’s sausage kerb crash at Monza Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about yo...

The Austrian fans do their best to ruin the second great race in a row. SHOW NOTES Another potential disaster in F2 averted by the halo The Andretti “mutiny” at Mid-Ohio Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode L...

Even with over half of the season yet to go, this is going to be a tough one to top. SHOW NOTES SPOILERS for IndyCar from 3:03 to 6:04 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Fan cars are back, Nigel Mansell’s mustache is intact, and the phrase “net zero” is getting thrown around. What decade is it? SHOW NOTES The story of the 1978 Brabham fan car The new McMurty fan car’s run up the Goodwood hill climb (listen to the fan wind up) Nigel Mansell and his mustache carefully ascend the Goodwood hill (note the active suspension) Support the show on Patreon and get all our b...

A wet qualifying loads the DRS train full of cargo, but Canada’s tricky track may just derail it. SHOW NOTES Follow the Goodwood action on YouTube (livestream!) and Twitter HAM returns to the glory days (here’s a page with an embed) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with i...

Bad luck continues to plague some drivers while others grapple with team orders and struggle to make corners. SHOW NOTES An onboard of South Africa’s Kyalami circuit Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode   Lea...

Baku blazes in the distance, but will it burn as bright as we expect? SHOW NOTES This month’s Patreon episode is about Love The Beast, Eric Bana’s ode to rallying Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode   Learn...

If this is to be the last Monaco GP, at least the rain made it an interesting one. IndyCar and NASCAR spoilers from 0:57:46 to 1:04:08 SHOW NOTES 30-minute highlights of this weekend’s Indy 500 NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 full replay, extended highlights, or just the flip Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1pod...

The heat of the moment causes silly moves, car problems, and no doubt some sunburned heads. SHOW NOTES RaceFans’ summary of team upgrades Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices....

We get ready for the upcoming double-header the only way we know how: by reminiscing about Pastor Maldonado. SHOW NOTES LEC’s classic Ferrari mishap Extended highlights from a chaotic Indy GP Formula E’s Gen3 car design is divisive eSkootr: full replay, highlights, and Nick’s on-the-ground photos! Colton Herta alerting us to a new twist on an old format Herta’s incredible drift Highlights of Maldo...

After much hype, let’s see if the Miami GP floated our boats or left us in dry dock. SHOW NOTES The full Rob Zacny stove saga Protests of the FIA’s sporting code from HAM and VET Grosjean’s hand was partially protected by his wedding ring W Series highlights on F1’s YouTube channel: Race 1, Race 2 Oh yes, the eSkootr championship is real A series of scary Moto2 moments from the Portugal race Suppo...

The water may be fake, but our excitement about the fake water is real. SHOW NOTES The fake water at Miami’s “marina” Haas’ GTA-inspired poster for the Miami GP Guessing what the track will be like with PER driving around cones, a video game render, and a drone video Miami GP campus map Hopefully we won’t need backup cars like after Spa 1998 Where to watch W Series Support the show on Patreon and...

April showers bring red flags in the first sprint weekend of the year. SHOW NOTES The Miami “marina” under construction Sebastien Buemi has brake trouble Highlights from F2 Race 1 / Race 2 and F3 Race 1 / Race 2 Vox video about micro-concussions Where to watch W Series Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1p...

What qualifies as “good racing?” What qualifies as “pole position?” What qualifies as “qualifying?” SHOW NOTES Elizabeth Blackstock and Alanis King’s book about the Rich Energy saga is up for preorder! Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1...

A front wing comes off, but not from who you’d expect! This and more surprises in the land of Aus. SHOW NOTES [IndyCar Long Beach spoilers from 1:00:10 to 1:00:55] VET goes for a $5,432 joyride Yet more NASCAR fisticuffs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8...

F1 returns to a classic venue and announces a return to a… potential classic? SHOW NOTES RIC has a new wine and a decanter with a familiar shape Spa’s re-profiling is looking good (more comparison shots) The problems with making classic tracks into F1 tracks Sean Kelly, F1 stats man, is a great Twitter follow What’s going on on LEC’s steering wheel Mark Webber flipped a Le Mans car (explanation) a...